Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
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| Slogan | Driven to Serve You |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | 1201 E. 7th Avenue |
| Locale | Tampa, Florida |
| Service area | Hillsborough County |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 49 (27 local, 13 express, 2 connector, 2 trolley, 2 shuttle, 2 flex) |
| Hubs | Downtown Tampa, USF Area |
| Stations | South Tampa, West Tampa, Town-N-Country, University Mall, WestShore Plaza, Westfield Brandon, East Tampa, Sulfur Springs, Carrollwood, SouthShore |
| Fleet | 214 |
| Daily ridership | 40,000 [1] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid |
| Chief executive | Katharine Eagan |
| Website | gohart.org |
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (also known as the Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART)) provides public transportation for Hillsborough County, Florida. The agency provides fixed-route local and express bus service, door-to-door paratransit service (HARTplus), flex-route neighborhood connector service (HARTflex), a lightened version of Bus Rapid Transit (MetroRapid), and manages the TECO Line Streetcar System.
HART has a partnership with the University of South Florida where students can ride HART local, limited express, and flex routes for free if they show the bus operator their USF ID. USF Faculty can use the same services for only 25 cents
HART operates over 30 different local bus routes and 13 express bus routes, serving as far north as the USF area and Carrollwood to as far south as the SouthShore region.
HART provides the HART Flex Service consisting of commuter vans that have routes in designated areas. Walk-up service is provided at regular HART stops along the Flex service route, or patrons can reserve a pick-up or drop-off at a location not a HART stop by calling to reserve between 2 and 72 hours in advance. Walk-up service may be limited by the number of reservations. Fare is $1 per way, and an all-day flex pass available for $2. There is no discount available for seniors or disabled as there are on other HART routes. Regular HART 1-Day and 31-Day passes are accepted. The service areas are typically 2.5 miles from a preset route, although at least one Flex area does not have a specific route.
In addition, HART operates the "In-Towner" trolley service that provide convenient access to popular locations in downtown Tampa. The sole operating line is currently Route 96, which operates Monday through Friday between 6 and 9 AM and between 3 and 6 PM and serves Harbor Island and the business district and the Marion Transit Center. In 2015, HART eliminated the 25 cent fare.
In 2004, HART revised its express bus route system. The changes included new routes to Brandon and Pasco County, changes to existing routes (such as Route 28X), and the addition of 12 new Gillig BRT buses to the existing HART bus fleet. Almost all of the Commuter Express routes connect to Downtown Tampa.
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